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Several factors have been identified by literature as the cause of shrink- age. These factors are often closely linked to spatial features. There are some contexts in which various causes overlap and amplify as in the case of the mountain or foothill areas of Central Italy, which is the case study of this work. The areas of the Marche region in Central Italy, affected by the severe earthquake of 2016, actually feature multiple shrinking causes. In this region, small and medium-sized towns play a determinant role in structuring urban systems with their influence over local communities and organizations.
This research work intends to describe the main characteristics of the territory under study, as well as the shrinking causes detected by the analyses. It then tries to identify the strategies in place and to compare them with those already covered by literature, assessing both weaknesses and strengths.
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Reference regulatory framework: Special Commissioner's Order no. 25: Criteria for the delimitation of urban centers and special interest centers that were most severely affected by the earthquake that occurred on August 24, 2016; Special Commissioner's Order no. 39: implementation planning guidelines related to reconstruction of historic town centers and urban centers that were most severely affected by the earthquake that occurred on August 24, 2016.
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Reference regulatory framework: Special Commissioner's Order no. 19: Measures designed to restore and rebuild buildings severely damaged or destroyed by the earthquake that occurred on August 24, 2016, for residential use, according to anti-seismic rules.
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On January 1st, 2017 the Municipality of Valfornace was established from the merger of the municipalities of Fiordimonte and Pievebovigliana. The number of municipalities located within the seismic area fell to 139, compared to 140 municipalities set out by decrees Dl 186/2016 and 8/2017.
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Variable data surveyed on a monthly basis, source: Osservatorio Sisma (Earthquake Observatory), Marche Region. https://sisma2016.gov.it/.
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Rotondo, F., Marinelli, G., Domenella, L. (2020). Shrinking Phenomena in Italian Inner Mountainous Areas. Resilience Strategies. In: Gervasi, O., et al. Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2020. ICCSA 2020. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 12253. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58814-4_14
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